gullible
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gul·li·ble
/ ˈgələbəl/
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adj.
easily persuaded to believe something; credulous:
an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.
DERIVATIVES:
gul·li·bil·i·ty
/ ˌgələˈbilitē/ n.
gul·li·bly
/ -blē/ adv.
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TURKEY - Aug 20 - Gul Falls Short Of Outright Win In Turkish Poll.
Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Recorder; 8/25/2007; 333 words
; Abdullah Gul, the Turkish FM, fails to win an outright...governing Justice and Development party (AKP), Gul scored 341 votes in the 550-seat parliament...round of voting on August 24, in which only Gul and Cakmakoglu will stand. Although the AKP...
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TURKEY - Aug 5 - Gul Future Uncertain As Erdogan Picks Team.
Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Recorder; 8/11/2007; 394 words
; ...portfolio is still in doubt because Abdullah Gul, who has held the post since 2003 and is...firm hint about his presidential ambitions. Gul, who has links to Turkey's Islamist movement...which the AKP has 341 of 550 seats, and Gul has made no secret of his wish to assume...
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TURKEY: FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN PRESIDENT IN DAMASCUS.(Turkey's Foriegn Minister, Abdullah Gul meets with Syria's Farouk al-Sharaa and President Bashar al-Assad)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/1/2003; 157 words
; ...visit to Damascus, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was received by his Syrian counterpart Farouk...conference following their meeting, Sharaa and Gul both expressed a desire to further develop relations between their countries. Gul stated that it was natural to develop ties...
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TURKEY - May 6 - Turkey's Gul Withdraws Candidacy.
Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Recorder; 5/12/2007; 429 words
; Turkey's FM Abdullah Gul, withdraws his nomination for the post of...administration and the secular opposition. Gul, whose nomination initiated Turkey's worst...election, which is due to be held by July 22. Gul's past involvement in Islamist politics...
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TURKEY: TURKISH, GREEK FOREIGN MINISTERS REACH AEGEAN SEA SECURITY MEASURES AGREEMENT.(Abdullah Gul and George Papandreou are the foreign ministers)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/27/2003; 127 words
; According to Aksam, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul met with his Greek counterpart George Papandreou...the Aegean Sea region. He said that he and Gul had negotiated the issue under two approaches...neighbor relations umbrella. For his part, Gul said that they had reached agreement on...
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TURKEY: FOREIGN MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON ECHR RULING.(Abdullah Gul, European Court of Human Rights ruling)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/16/2005; 144 words
; ...Turkish Daily News , Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul who is currently paying a visit to Ukraine...Boris Tarasyuk. At a joint press conference, Gul said that he was pleased to be the first...related to the European Union, Iraq, and NATO, Gul said, adding that both countries aimed at...
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TURKEY - Aug 28 - Victory Of New Turkish President Breaks Grip Of Secularists.(Abdullah Gul)
Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Recorder; 9/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...secular state. Lawmakers approved Abdullah Gul, a 56-year-old economist, with 339 votes...forcing a national election last month. But Gul's party, Justice and Development, refused...of Turkey's military commanders attended Gul's appointment ceremony, a highly unusual...
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TURKEY: FOREIGN MINISTER ON EU MEMBERSHIP, REFORM AND US-TURKEY RELATIONS.(Abdullah Gul )(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/1/2003; 174 words
; According to Sabah, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said that next year would be a critical...set to review Turkey's accession progress. Gul said that both the EU and Turkey would benefit...Council (NSC) becoming a civilian institution, Gul said that no state institution would be...
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EGYPT: EGYPT'S FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES GUL'S VISIT TO EGYPT.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 1/14/2008; 174 words
; ...Saturday 12/1/2007 Turkish President Abdullah Gul's two day visit to Egypt scheduled for Monday...Egyptian Turkish relations as distinguished. Gul will hold talks with President Hosni Mubarak...Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa. Gul will be accompanied by a high level delegation...
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Obama In Ankara After Gul's Baghdad Visit.(Barack Obama and Abdullah Gul)
Newspaper article from: APS Diplomat Fate of the Arabian Peninsula; 4/6/2009; 700 words
; ...Ottoman Empire. Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Iraq on March 23-24 and called for...by a Turkish head of state in 33 years. Gul became the latest in a series of foreign...news conference with Talabani on March 24, Gul called for greater co-operation from KRG...
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gullible
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
gullible • babble , bedabble, dabble, drabble, gabble, grabble, rabble, scrabble • amble , bramble, Campbell, gamble...x2022;negligible • dirigible • corrigible •submergible • fallible • indelible •gullible • cannibal , Hannibal •discernible ...
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gudgeon
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
gudgeon1 small freshwater fish XV; bait; gullible person XVI. Late ME. gogen , gojo(u)n — (O)F. goujon :- L. gōbiō , -ōn- , f. gōbius GOBY .
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Researchers into the Mystery of Spirit Contact
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
...with the spirits of the departed are sometimes thought of as gullible men or women who go to seances in order to converse with the...strictest laboratory conditions possible. And rather than being gullible, the researchers are more likely to be skeptical and cautious...
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simpleton
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
sim·ple·ton / ˈsimpəltən / • n. a foolish or gullible person.
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copycat page
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet
copycat page A WEB PAGE that has been copied from a reputable site in order to attract gullible visitors who might then be the victims of some fraud. See COPYCAT SITE . The copycat page is often the HOME PAGE of a site and...
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